Media distribution developer PassAlong Networks(TM) today announced the selection of Akamai Technologies, Inc., (NASDAQ: AKAM) as the company's technology partner.

Media distribution developer PassAlong Networks(TM) today announced that Jeff Skillen, a former Executive Vice President at Gibson Guitar Corporation and founder of SkillSet Consulting, will be guiding the Speakerheart(TM) executive team.

Speakerheart(TM), an online platform for independent artists and bands to upload, promote and sell their own music, today announced that 17 of its artists and bands will perform at the annual Next BIG Nashville festival, Sept. 10-14, 2008, in multiple venues around Nashville.

Louis Upkins, SVP of Marketing for media distribution developer PassAlong Networks(TM), will serve on a panel at Stedman Graham's by-invitation-only Executive Leadership Program tomorrow, July 26, at the University of Chicago's Gleacher Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CST.

Media distribution developer PassAlong Networks(TM) today announced the addition of Louis Upkins, Jr. to its executive team. Upkins, a 20-year veteran of the apparel, marketing and entertainment industries, will serve as SVP of Marketing.